WASHINGTON, D.C.—The obligatory outpouring of thoughts and prayers in the wake the largest mass-shooting in modern American history has achieved what many thought impossible: “Since the recent horrors we all witnessed in Las Vegas,” says FBI agent Tom Daniels, “we’ve recorded zero instances of gun-related homicides across America.”
The lack of carnage, from gang-related shootings and acts of domestic terror to suicides and toddler-related accidents, has left many Americans baffled.